The Somewhat Ambitious

As pointed out by a faithful reader, gaming war medals are now available for purchase online. We recieved pantloads of queries about these bad boys, probably because on Nerds of a Feather yesterday the medals were discussed, and shortly afterwards, the idea of wearing one in the Anzac Day march was floated. The medals are [...]

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Yes, there’s a World of Warcraft Visa, and it isn’t just cosmetic. According to the official site, you can “Accrue World of Warcraft game time at the rate of 1% of every dollar in qualifying purchases”. Now, let’s be perfectly clear. I play World of Warcraft. I write about World of Warcraft. I was once [...]

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Whilst Kanye West is obviously a total asshat, he posted an interesting item over at his blog. A 60 year old in Brazil’s Federal District has held a woman hostage for ten hours… with a Sega Light Phaser. Remember using the same or similar plastic guns to shoot pixelated ducks, or trying to blow badly [...]

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Want to synth it up something chronic? Want to punch me for using the phrase ‘Want to synth it up something chronic’? If the answer to the first question was yes, you’re in luck. Pulsewidth, an artist from Brisbane, Australia, creates fabric synthesisers (and guitars, and pedals!). And whilst they don’t actually produce music, they’re [...]

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Wrath of a Couch Potato – Uploaded by AFK PLAYERS to Gameriot.com
…I’m still trying to decide whether I like this. Anyone care to weigh in?
(Link via Wowinsider)
/Paul

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Yesterday’s copy of The Age turned up this particular gem of sordid nerddom. Hidden under the relatively innocuous title ‘Web of deceit leads to divorce’ there lies a charming tale of double crosses, illicit romance and private investigators. All of which just happened to occur in Second Life. I’ve said it before and I’ll say [...]

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Yes, the zombie threat is over. Blizzard have announced that a cure has been found. More likely, however, enough people bitched about not being able to do quests and whatnot, and they caved, which is a shame because… well, because there was something so satisfying about being hunkered down on the top floor of an [...]

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I don’t usually endorse machinima, because they’re usually beset by Linkin Park or Evanescence. But this one is, frankly, fucking funny.
/Paul

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In a quick piece of World of Warcraft news, the juicy new content patch which will precede the new expansion, 3.0.2 (the patch that contains all the new spells, talents, graphic upgrades, Stormwind Harbor, etc) will now be rolled out on October the 14th. That’s… uh… twelve days, people.
And tomorrow… the Palin massacre. Make sure [...]

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Ever wanted to rip up the decks, but not sure you have the skills? Do you get stage fright? Does the phrase “rip up the decks” both baffle and arouse you? Well, you’re in luck. Activision have announced DJ Hero, and if this doesn’t sound like fun, remember how blatantly stupid Guitar Hero sounded at [...]

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